Apply for Jersey Experience Award

News EditorAgribusiness, Industry News, Jersey Association

Young Jersey enthusists get out your resumes and apply for the ‘Fred Stout Experience.’ This sounds like an amazing opportunity to get some real-world marketing experience. Applications are due February 1st, visit the US Jersey website to learn more. High school graduates who have a strong desire to pursue a career in managing and/or marketing Registered Jersey™ cattle are encouraged … Read More

Jersey Queen Contest

Chuck ZimmermanCompetition, Jersey Association

The 52nd National Jersey Queen will be selected Saturday, November 4 at the All American Jersey Shows in Louisville, Ky. The 2006 National Jersey Queen will succeed the reigning Queen, Sara LaFever, of Sparta, Tenn. Candidates for National Jersey Queen are evaluated on the quality of their application, interview, general dairy and Jersey breed knowledge, and public speaking, both prepared … Read More

Jersey Sires On-Line

Chuck ZimmermanBreeds, General, Jersey Association

Dairy producers seeking young Registered Jersey™ bulls of exceptional genetic merit for A.I. and/or natural service can locate them in two lists published each quarter by the American Jersey Cattle Association on its website, USJersey.com. The first report lists all Registered Jersey™ bulls born after January 1, 2004 and assigned an NAAB stud code. It currently includes 276 bulls and … Read More

Painting For Scholarships

Chuck ZimmermanBreeds, General, Jersey Association, World Dairy Expo

Award-winning artist Denise Rich of El Cajon, California has posted the first stages of her work on an original oil painting commissioned by the American Jersey Cattle Association. The centerpiece of “Wide Load Ahead” is a mature Jersey cow, standing sure of her ground and flanked at some distance by two inquisitive herdmates. It is featured on the artist’s web … Read More

Heartland Jersey Virtual Tour

Chuck ZimmermanBreeds, Jersey Association, World Dairy Expo

Heartland Jerseys of Seneca, Kansas will be one of nine North American dairy operations to be featured in World Dairy Expo’s 2006 Virtual Farm Tour program. Owners Jerry and Sue Spielman will narrate a video tour of their farm and answer questions from the audience, starting at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4 in the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant … Read More

Productive Jerseys

Chuck ZimmermanBreeds, Genetics, Jersey Association

A new report says Jerseys continue to be the number one breed for productive life. According to the American Jersey Cattle Association: Based on the August, 2006 USDA genetic summaries, Jersey continues to be the leader for Productive Life (PL) among the six dairy breeds evaluated in the United States (including Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein and Milking Shorthorn). Data … Read More